GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |